Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for June 30, 2024

Who was that at the automat? Phym would like to know

Shadowed by a stranger. Shall she reap what she did sow?

Led her to the “Tip Top.” Dense fog begins to clear

Boss aware of dangers when his victims pay so dear.

In that turnip no more blood. Cash became crypto

With the Coppers on the trail, ‘tis best now to tip-toe.

Borden set up for a fall. He failed to be discreet

Could not resist a tasty dish. Her favors oh so sweet.

so Dick DID have a plan…

Good morning™, everyone!

So, Lee made sure that Sarah knew she was being followed. I’m not actually clear on why. I guess to see if she felt guilty?

So …. Tracy had Pham trailed, to see how she would react … & she reacted by being both nervous, which seems normal, & by returning to her office … a place Tracy & the MCU already knew she worked at. & why is Tracy so interested in finding out where Pierce got his crypto? Wouldn’t it be more important to find out where the crypto went? Eric can be a good writer, but he’s really starting to spin the wheels here.

The excitement is spilling all over the place!

Er, that should be Tracy had Phym trailed….

6 weeks in and It seems to be going slow – guess this will be a 10 week strip, maybe 12.

Greetings and salutations, Perp Trailers!

So, did Lizz pick up the trail after Lee’s bit of lunch and tailing, or did Lee follow blondie back to the office? It doesn’t really matter as long as they know where she went. Having Sarah followed didn’t result in her folding and squealing on her co-conspirators… not yet anyway. If that was the goal, it’s going to take more to get her to fold.

Evidently both Lee and Lizz were tailing Phym.

Now you trace the money and find out where it came from….and why and how you got it.

Very good!

Like the top hat and monocle logo!

Tracy really puts up an exceptionally relaxed pose for this.

Artworks is just beautiful. Just looks at that top-down perspective panel. Carlos is indeeds il Magnifico!

Quite obviously he uses stain free underarm deodorant.

Dick freely talking about crypto as if he knows what it is doesn’t sit with me for some reason. Maybe because to me it’s not his normal “speech”.

How come Sam didn’t get a line today ?

….WHAT? No secret revolving door? No fake sidewalk grate that’s actually a sneaky-deaky elevator to a subterranean passage? No…GASP!!…….indoor phone booth (’60’s style) like the one in the GET SMART intro? Just…..ho hum…..in through the ’ol “IN” door…….ZZZZZZZZZZZ…………

From Superman? Oh, sorry wrong Krypto.

1-LEE: You’re rather relaxed today, Boss.

2-DT: Yeah. I think those Gummies in the Evidence Room may’ve been more than candy. Anyway…why are we all in here?

3-LEE: My update. I followed Sarah after lunch and she…

4-… WENT BACK TO WORK!!! OWWW! Sam spit takes a piece of pastrami into Lee’s eye at the exciting revelation

5-DT: THIS IS SERIOUS! Sam never returns to work after lunch! Find out if that’s SOP for employees who go out to lunch, Lee. Sam – you might be in a heap a trouble if so! SAM: Lookit that, would ya? It’s lunchtime now. Let’s see if I return, shall we?

DT: Yeah. That’s a good test. GOOD MEETING EVERYONE!

As Tracy suggested, what kind of cover story is Lee going to have? Tip Top Town Topix will be digging.

Except for the sharp art….I am not sure about the storyline…………….

There is no such thing as untraceable cryptocurrency. It can all be traced!

Here is a very important analysis of how the style of the Dick Tracy was perfected by Gould and how it looked and felt completely different than any other strip in the paper. I highly recommend this article (It uses the Flattop Jr. story as examples and shows many of Gould’s daily and Sunday strips. (remove the spaces from the link):

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Costello needs to stick to graphic novels

I sometimes used to slant my handwriting on the blackboard (or whiteboard).

So the sign on the left of the next-to-last panel must have TIP and TOWN on its first row and TOP and TOPIX on its second!

MOVIE QUOTE

“Are you t hieves? Is this a robbery?”

“Yeah,Pop, we’re gonna steal all your towels”

Lionel Barrymore&Marc lLawrence—-KEY LARGO 1948